General Purposes Committee Meeting Agenda - December 4, 2000

CITY OF RICHMOND
Anderson Room
City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, November 20^th, 2000.

PROPOSED LATE NIGHT (RAVE) EVENT LOCATION - 11460 HORSESHOE WAY (GUJARATI SOCIETY OF BC)
(Referred from the November 20^th, General Purposes Committee meeting.) (A delegation from the Gujarati Society of BC will be present.)

Designated Speaker: Paul Kendrick

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the report of the City Solicitor dated November 30, 2000 setting out the options available to Council to deal with the application of the Gujarati Society to add 11460 Horseshoe Way, to the approved sites to hold Late Night Events (Raves) be received for information.

CITY ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS - INTERIM REPORT
(Report: Nov. 20/00, File No.: ) (REDMS No. 226575)

Designated Speaker: Shawn Issel

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That a City Achievements pamphlet (as outlined in the report dated November 20^th, 2000, from the Manager, Divisional Programs on behalf of the Organizational Performance & Communication Team), be approved.

LOWER MAINLAND POLICING STUDY
(Report: Nov. 29/00, File No.: 5350-00) (REDMS No. 236975)

Designated Speaker: George Duncan

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the British Columbia Policing Study Municipal Client Primary Issues including all policy, procedural changes and recommendations outlined in the Report - Lower Mainland (British Columbia) Policing Study - Mid Term Update (attached to the report dated November 29^th, 2000, from the Chief Administrative Officer) be endorsed.

That staff be authorized to proceed with implementation of policy, procedural changes and recommendations including the signing of Letters of Understanding between the City and RCMP as outlined in the Report - Lower Mainland (British Columbia) Policing Study - Mid Term Update.

NEW FULL TIME POSITION TO BE CREATED WITHIN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
(Report: Nov. 17/00, File No.: ) (REDMS No. 226328)

Designated Speaker: John Lindberg

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That a new regular full time position of Micro-Computer Specialist be established in the Information Technology Department, and that the funding be provided by an offsetting reduction from the Information Technology Departments computer maintenance consulting budget.

2001 UTILITY BUDGETS AND RATE BYLAWS
(Report: Nov. 14/00, File No.: 8060-20-7193/7194/7192) (REDMS No. 222972, 228653, 228655, 228672)

Designated Speaker: Danley Yip

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the 2001 Utility Expenditure Budgets (as presented in the report dated November 14, 2000 from the General Managers, Finance & Corporate Services and Engineering & Public Works) be approved as the basis for establishing the 2001 Utility Rates.

That the following bylaws, which bring into effect the above 2001 Utility Rates, be introduced and given first, second and third readings:

City of Richmond Waterworks and Water Rates Bylaw No. 5637, Amendment Bylaw No. 7193 (2001);

City of Richmond Sanitary Sewer Rates Bylaw No. 5681, Amendment Bylaw No. 7194 (2001); and.

Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803, Amendment Bylaw No. 7192 (2001).